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Managing distributed devices with limited connectivity

US8478861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2007
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of managing devices may include downloading information to a courier device from an enterprise. The information may be information for performing a device management operation. The method also includes communicating the information from the courier device to a monitored agent coupled to at least one of a disconnected device and an intermittently connected device.

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